Seasonal changes in phytoplankton size classes (PSC) derived from HPLC pigment data along the South-Eastern Black Sea

Autor: Agirbas, Ertugrul, Sahin, Ahmet, Aytan, Ulgen, Koral, Serkan, Fidan, Dilek
Přispěvatelé: RTEÜ, Su Ürünleri Fakültesi, Su Ürünleri Temel Bilimler Bölümü, Ağırbaş, Ertuğrul, Aytan, Ülgen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Popis: Agirbas, Ertugrul/0000-0001-7987-9668 WOS: 000422959000014 Seasonal distribution of phytoplankton size classes (picoplankton, nanoplankton, microplankton) derived from HPLC pigment analysis was investigated along the south-eastern Black Sea. A large range of in-situ Chl-a concentrations was observed along the study area, ranged from 0.35 to 4.57 mu g.l(-1) with statistically significant difference. the contribution of phytoplankton size classes to total phytoplankton biomass varied between 1 and 71%; 1 and 92%; 8 and 93% for picoplankton, nanoplankton and microplankton, respectively. the ratio of N to P revealed nutrient limitation shifted from P to N from summer to autum. An increase in the ratio of Si to N in May and August suggested N limitation in spring and summer. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that microplankton were found to be positively associated with temperature, Chl-a and N/P in autumun and spring, whereas nanoplankton positively correlated with temperature, nitrite+nitrate and N/P, and negatively associated with salinity in spring. Picoplankton were highly correlated with temperature in summer and negatively correlated with key nutrients and temperature in spring. the data indicated that pigment derived community composition in the south eastern Black Sea has seasonal pattern governed by environmental factors. TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [113Y189] We thank the officers and crew of R/V SURAT ARASTIRMA I for their assistance during the cruises. We are also grateful to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mutlu GOZLER for assistance with CANOCO analysis. Present work was funded by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey; Project No: 113Y189).
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